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Minyard Ramsey

Male 1896 - 1977  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Minyard Ramsey was born 13 Feb 1896, Tennessee (son of Jesse Holloway Ramsey and Isabella McCarter); died 25 Oct 1977; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, District 1, Loudon County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Some sources list birth as 9 February 1896 and death as 25 December 1949. This was a different Minyard Ramsey.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 77.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 206.
    Bettie Tanana, tanana@bellsouth.net, 11 April 2001.

    Minyard — Rachel Ella Ledford. Rachel (daughter of William Newton Ledford and Laura Elizabeth Barnes) was born 6 Dec 1896, Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina; died 19 May 1975, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Troy Ramsey was born 31 Jul 1917, Tennessee; died 5 Jun 1986, Blount County, Tennessee.
    2. Lee Robert Ramsey was born 26 May 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 15 Jun 2001, James A. Haley Veterans Nursing Center, Tampa, Florida.
    3. Bonnie Ramsey was born 21 Apr 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 25 Apr 2012; was buried 27 Apr 2012, Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Ray Jesse Ramsey was born 3 Feb 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 4 Mar 1997; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Carl Ramsey was born Abt 1925, Tennessee; died Bef 6 Nov 2006.
    6. Mae Ramsey was born Abt 1926, Tennessee.
    7. Ruby Ramsey was born Abt 1928, Tennessee.
    8. Raymond G. Ramsey was born 28 Mar 1930, Loudon County, Tennessee; died 2 Oct 2011, Tennessee State Veterans Home, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Oct 2011.
    9. Claude Ramsey died Bef 6 Nov 2006.
    10. Leonard Earl Ramsey was born 21 Apr 1935; died 6 Nov 2006, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Nov 2006, Morganton Cemetery.
    11. Paul J. Ramsey was born 4 May 1943; died 6 Dec 1976; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jesse Holloway RamseyJesse Holloway Ramsey was born 25 Feb 1862, Tennessee (son of John Ramsey and Theodoshia Baxter); died 2 Apr 1918; was buried Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 74, 76.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 206.

    Jesse married Isabella McCarter 14 Feb 1895. Isabella (daughter of Eli McCarter and Dicy Ownby) was born 30 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 1963; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Isabella McCarter was born 30 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Eli McCarter and Dicy Ownby); died 9 Aug 1963; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 74, 76.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 206.

    Children:
    1. 1. Minyard Ramsey was born 13 Feb 1896, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1977; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Ramsey was born Feb 1898.
    3. Arlie Ramsey was born 1901.
    4. Josie Ramsey was born 2 Nov 1902; died 22 Jul 1913; was buried Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Luther Ramsey was born 5 Mar 1905.
    6. Hettie Ramsey was born 1908.
    7. Eli Ramsey was born 4 Apr 1910; died 8 Apr 1910; was buried Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Lloyd R. Ramsey was born 1912.
    9. Elmer Ramsey was born 1914.
    10. Printha Ramsey was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Ramsey was born 4 Jul 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of John R. Ramsey and Mary "Polly" McGaha); died 23 Jul 1907; was buried Johnnie Ramsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 76.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 318.

    John — Theodoshia Baxter. Theodoshia (daughter of John Baxter and Rose McMahan) was born 3 Jun 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Jul 1922, Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Theodoshia Baxter was born 3 Jun 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of John Baxter and Rose McMahan); died 22 Jul 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Jul 1922, Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1880, Emerts Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan," Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 318.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 76.

    Children:
    1. Rose "Rosie" Ramsey was born 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. Jesse Holloway Ramsey was born 25 Feb 1862, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 1918; was buried Lindsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sam W. Ramsey was born Jun 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1923.
    4. Sara Jane Ramsey was born 2 Aug 1866, Tennessee; died 3 Apr 1923; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Roda Ramsey was born Nov 1868, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Mary C. "Polly" Ramsey was born Apr 1870, Tennessee.
    7. William R. Ramsey was born 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. John Anderson Ramsey was born 31 Jan 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 3 May 1943; was buried Williams-McCarter Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Docio M. Ramsey was born Jan 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1923.
    10. James Lloyd Ramsey was born Mar 1876, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried McCarter-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Ellen Ramsey was born Abt 1879, Tennessee.
    12. Isaac Allen Ramsey was born 21 Oct 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Feb 1967, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried Morganton Cemetery, Loudon County, Tennessee.
    13. Anderson Mitchell Ramsey was born 22 Mar 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Oct 1951, Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Oct 1951, Indian Ridge Cemetery, Blaine, Grainger County, Tennessee.
    14. Claude Baxter Ramsey was born 18 Feb 1885, Tennessee; died 12 Nov 1930; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Eli McCarter was born Feb 1838, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Joseph Benjamin McCarter and Nancy Reagan); died 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 19, 20, 43, 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 74.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 202, 204, 205.

    Eli married Dicy Ownby 21 Mar 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee. Dicy (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle) was born Aug 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Dicy Ownby was born Aug 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Nicholas H. Ownby and Mary Ogle); died 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    SMHS lists birth as 1834.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 19, 20, 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 72.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69, 74.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 202, 204, 205.

    Children:
    1. McCarter was born Abt 1860, Sevier County, Tennessee; died INFANT.
    2. Nancy McCarter was born 20 Dec 1861, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Dec 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 1 Jan 1941, Waldens Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Deborah A. McCarter was born 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1897; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Perry Earl McCarter was born 11 Feb 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Dec 1959; was buried Modesto, Stanislaus, California.
    5. Pinkney McCarter was born 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1899.
    6. Martha McCarter was born 3 May 1875, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 24 Jan 1927; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. 3. Isabella McCarter was born 30 Oct 1877, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 9 Aug 1963; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Eli McCarter, Jr. was born Feb 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1928; was buried Monroe County, Tennessee.
    9. Rev. Leander E. McCarter was born 6 Jul 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 Oct 1963; was buried Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Anna McCarter was born 1886, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Bef 1900.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John R. Ramsey was born 1811, Tennessee (son of William Ramsey and Mary "Polly" Pugh); died 1893; was buried Fowler Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 57.
    http://www.sevierlibrary.org/genealogy/Rayshouse/Web%20Pages/Samuel%20Ramsey.htm

    John married Mary "Polly" McGaha Abt 1832. Mary was born Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary "Polly" McGaha was born Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 57.

    Children:
    1. Mary Elizabeth Ramsey was born 1832, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. William Ramsey was born Sep 1833, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Samuel Ramsey was born Dec 1835, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    4. 4. John Ramsey was born 4 Jul 1836, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Jul 1907; was buried Johnnie Ramsey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Isaac Ramsey was born 1845, Cocke County, Tennessee; died Aft 1910, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    6. Jesse Ramsey was born 27 Dec 1848, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1922; was buried Headrick Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Sarah Jane Ramsey was born 10 Dec 1850, Tennessee; died 28 Jul 1921; was buried Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia.
    8. Nancy Ramsey was born Abt 1854.
    9. Mary "Polly" Ramsey was born 18 Jan 1855, Tennessee; died 6 Aug 1942; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  John Baxter was born 1817, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of James Baxter and Rhoda Giles).

    John — Rose McMahan. Rose was born Abt 1817, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Rose McMahan was born Abt 1817, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Rhoda Baxter was born Abt 1839, Tennessee.
    2. 5. Theodoshia Baxter was born 3 Jun 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 22 Jul 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 14 Jul 1922, Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Allen Baxter was born Abt 1849, Tennessee.

  5. 12.  Joseph Benjamin McCarter was born 1809, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James McCarter and Rebecca Ogle); died 12 Dec 1884, Cartertown, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51, 62, 69.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 201."The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37, 201.

    Joseph married Nancy Reagan Abt 1828, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults) was born Abt 1810, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Nancy Reagan was born Abt 1810, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Richard Reagan and Julia Ann Shults); died Abt 1854, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Nancy and Joseph McCarter are listed in the 1830, 1840 and 1850 census records of Sevier County.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 6a, 53.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 51, 62, 69.
    "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 37, 201.

    Children:
    1. George B. McCarter was born 25 Nov 1830, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1912, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary McCarter was born 1833, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Daniel G. McCarter was born 1835, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Sep 1859, , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. 6. Eli McCarter was born Feb 1838, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Elizabeth L. McCarter was born 1840, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1880/1889, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Aaron W. McCarter was born 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died Abt 1879, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  7. 14.  Nicholas H. Ownby was born 11 Dec 1812, Rutherford, North Carolina (son of John Ownby and Mary Jane "Granny" Coone); died 15 Aug 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Listed in 1840 Sevier County, Tennessee census.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 193.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 294.

    Nicholas married Mary Ogle Abt 1834, Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley) was born 24 Jan 1815, Tennessee; died 7 Feb 1903; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Ogle was born 24 Jan 1815, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas J. Ogle and Sophia Bosley); died 7 Feb 1903; was buried Forks of the River Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans", Donald B. Reagan, 1978, p 193
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 67, 69.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 294.

    Children:
    1. William Cuberston Ownby was born 1 Oct 1835, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 30 May 1914; was buried Fighting Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Hulda Ownby was born 1836, North Carolina.
    3. Mariah Ownby was born 25 Dec 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 5 Sep 1905; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Mary Ownby was born 10 Aug 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 12 Feb 1930; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sophia Ownby was born 10 Apr 1840, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1920; was buried , Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 7. Dicy Ownby was born Aug 1842, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Nancy Ownby was born Aug 1844, Tennessee; died Aft 1900.
    8. Thomas Nicholas Ownby was born 12 Jul 1846, Tennessee; died 3 Aug 1920; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. John Ownby was born 18 Jan 1848, Tennessee; died 1 May 1917; was buried Myers Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee.
    10. Mary "Polly" Ownby was born 11 Dec 1849, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 6 Jan 1874; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    11. Nicholas H. Ownby, Jr. was born 25 Jul 1852, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Mar 1934; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    12. Martha Jane Ownby was born 25 May 1853, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1925; was buried White Oak Flats Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    13. Humphrey Ownby was born 4 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 11 May 1937; was buried Fairview Cemetery, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
    14. Rev. Pinkney I. Ownby was born 1857, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1936; was buried Ownby Addition Cemetery, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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